Kuzuhara Shigeki
Graduate School of Health Science, Suzuka University of Medical Science.
School of Nursing, Suzuka University of Medical Science.
Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2020 Jan 30;60(1):1-19. doi: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001353. Epub 2019 Dec 17.
The Japanese Society of Neurology and Psychiatry was founded in 1902 as a joint society of Neurology and Psychiatry, but was renamed the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology in 1935 because of the stagnation of activities of Neurology and the rise of those of Psychiatry. After World War II, activities of Neurology were restored and the Japanese Society of Neurology (JSN) independent from the Societies of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry was established in 1960 after overcoming many difficulties. In 1975, neurology was approved by law as one of the specialized fields of medicine. After that, neurology and JSN developed dramatically, both in research and medical practices. As of 2018, JSN had 9,000 members and more than 5,500 board-certified neurology specialists. JSN successfully hosted the World Congress of Neurology twice in 1981 and 2017. In 2002, JSN accepted the offer to join the Japanese Board of Medical Specialties as one of the subspecialties of Internal Medicine. In 2018 JSN enacted a new policy to upgrade the neurology specialist from a subspecialty of Internal Medicine to an independent major medical field. Lessons of the 116 years of history of the Society would teach us a sensible way to achieve the goals.
日本神经学与精神病学学会成立于1902年，是神经学与精神病学的联合学会，但由于神经学活动的停滞和精神病学活动的兴起，于1935年更名为日本精神病学与神经学学会。第二次世界大战后，神经学活动得以恢复，经过诸多困难后，1960年成立了独立于内科和精神病学学会的日本神经学会（JSN）。1975年，神经学被法律批准为医学专业领域之一。此后，神经学和JSN在研究和医疗实践方面都取得了显著发展。截至2018年，JSN有9000名会员和5500多名获得委员会认证的神经学专家。JSN分别在1981年和2017年成功主办了两届世界神经学大会。2002年，JSN接受邀请加入日本医学专业委员会，成为内科的亚专业之一。2018年，JSN制定了一项新政策，将神经学专家从内科的亚专业提升为独立的主要医学领域。学会116年的历史经验将为我们实现目标提供明智的途径。
